 Van Gogh Bandaged Ear: On Suffering & CreationHello and welcome to our Online Philosophy Gift Shop of Fine Art Prints, Posters, Men's and Women's T-Shirts, Clothing & Apparel. Below you will find a short biography of ARTISTDETAIL, Vincent Van Gogh, (1853 - 1890), followed by 70 unique products printed with the Vincent Van Gogh painting, ' Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear' and quote; 'As a suffering creature, I cannot do without something greater than I - something that is my life - the power to create.' (Vincent van Gogh) We hope you find our Vincent Van Gogh selection interesting and useful. Karene Jade Howie |
 Vincent Van Gogh Brief BiographyVincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890) is generally considered the greatest Dutch painter and draughtsman after Rembrandt. With Cézanne and Gauguin, Van Gogh is recognised as one of the great Post-Impressionist artists. He powerfully influenced the current of Expressionism in modern art. His work, all of it produced during a period of only 10 years, hauntingly conveys through its striking colour, coarse brushwork, and contoured forms the anguish of a mental illness that eventually resulted in suicide. He sold one painting in his lifetime. Dutch Painter and Draughtsman Vincent Van Gogh About the painting, ' Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear' Van Gogh moved from Paris (where he lived with his brother, Theo) to Arles in February 1888. Here he painted more than 200 canvases in 15 months. During this time he sold no pictures, was in poverty, and suffered recurrent nervous crisis with hallucinations and depression. Van Gogh was soon dreaming of founding an artist's colony in Arles. At its head he wanted to see Paul Gauguin, for whom he had developed an intense, boyish hero-worship; and he pressed Theo to persuade Gauguin to join him at Arles. Gauguin came in October 1888, encouraged by a financial arrangement he had made with Theo. For a few weeks the two artists got along well; then they began to quarrel. Soon afterwards, in December 1888, Van Gogh attacked Gauguin and later the same evening cut off a piece of his own ear, an event commemorated in his Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear. The exact cause of this famous disaster has been impossible to identify. Incidentally, Van Gogh was full of remorse for his behaviour, and resumed friendly relations with Gauguin. (The Impressionists, Nathaniel Harris, Marks and Spencer, 1984) |
Hello and welcome to the Philosophy Shop. We have a beautiful gallery of famous portraits and fine art prints with profound quotes from many of the greatest minds of human history - making it simple and easy to find artful intelligent gifts for friends and family (and yourself of course!).
We have purchased a variety of things (posters, journals, calendars, caps, t-shirts, buttons, coffee mugs, etc.) and can confirm their high quality. But most importantly, the daily experience of seeing these portraits and words of wisdom is a cheerful reminder of the more noble and beautiful aspects of our human nature & creativity.
So stand out from the crowd (and get some interesting comments!) with our cool collection of clothing, prints and apparel!
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Karene Jade Howie
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YOUR SHOP KEEPER: KARENE
HOWIE My partner (philosopher Geoff Haselhurst) and I are building a large philosophy website which is the source (and inspiration) for most of the Philosophy images and quotes in this shop. Below are some of our favourite philosophers / quotes and links to relevant pages of our website. Philosophy (which is ultimately about Wisdom from Truth and Reality) is important to our world (all proceeds from this shop are used to promote our work on Philosophy). Thus we also hope that you find our philosophy website interesting! Cheers, Karene. (December, 2009) |
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